Jaclyn Johnson is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and community builder, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Cherub, a network connecting founders, angel investors and creators to help startups build their cap tables. In 2026, Cherub raised $4.5 million in pre-seed funding.

Jaclyn founded Create & Cultivate in 2012 to address the lack of resources and community for female entrepreneurs. It grew into one of the world’s largest business communities for millennial women, partnering with Fortune 500 brands including Amazon, Mastercard and Microsoft and hosting speakers such as Kim Kardashian, Tyra Banks, Jessica Alba, Issa Rae and Martha Stewart.

She sold her first business by age 28 and sold Create & Cultivate before 35, building a track record of multi-million-dollar exits. Today she has returned to lead Create & Cultivate into its next chapter.

A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and Adweek Disruptor, Jaclyn is a recognized voice for millennial and Gen Z women, featured in Fast Company, the LA Times and Entrepreneur. She also advises and invests in women-owned businesses including Away, Live Tinted and Chillhouse.

Jaclyn Johnson is featured in the lineup for the WEDO2026 Summit. Learn more about the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization (WEDO).